NES Professional Knowledge Elementary Education questions with correct answers

Metacognition - Answer awareness and understanding of ones own thought process Criterion-Referenced Test - Answer Individual's performance is measured against mastery of curriculum criteria rather than other students (Often tests/quizzes are made by the teacher) Norm-Referenced Test - Answer report whether test takers performed better or worse than an average student Constructivism (Piaget) - Answer Students are actively involved in the process of meaning and knowledge construction. Spiral Curriculum (Bruner) - Answer Students see the same topics every year, with each encounter increasing in complexity and reinforcing previous learning Diagnostic Assessment - Answer A pretest that assesses what a student's baseline content knowledge is. Summative Assessment - Answer midterm or final, a test for high points that culminates all that has been taught in a unit. Formative Assessment - Answer given within a topic to check where students are struggling and reinforce retainment. Aptitude Assessment - Answer measures a student's ability to learn